Mark 15:16

“And the soldiers led him away into the hall, etc..] From the place called the pavement, where was the judge's bench, from which he passed sentence on Christ, to a large room, called the praetorium, or judgment hall; being the hall, or room, where the praetor, or Roman magistrate, kept his court of judicature; and is the same place the Jews would not go into, lest they should be defiled, and become unmeet to eat the Chagigah that day; and into which Pilate had Jesus more than once alone, (<431828>John 18:28,33 19:9), but now he had a large company with him: and they call together the whole band; very likely the soldiers, into whose custody Jesus was put, and who led him away, were the four…”

“Called Praetorium - The hall of the “praetor,” or Roman governor, where he sat to administer justice. Whole band - See the notes at Matthew 27:27. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Praetorium - The inner hall, where the praetor, a Roman magistrate, used to give judgment. But St. John calls the whole palace by this name. Mat 27:27; Joh 19:2. Mark 15:17”

“15:16-41 The crucifixion account is one of the most historically certain accounts of ancient history. Why would the early church create a story in which the object of their faith was crucified? This story was and still is an offense to Jews and absurd nonsense to Gentiles (1 Cor 1:23). 15:16 The entire regiment (literally cohort, one-tenth of a legion) was about 600 men. Those called out were probably all the soldiers currently on duty in the Praetorium.”

“the soldiers: Mat 27:27 Praetorium: Πραιτωριον \[Strong's G4232\], in Latin, prtorium was properly the tent or house of the prtor a military, and sometimes a civil officer. Joh 18:28, Joh 19:9 Mark 15:17”